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Welcome to the NPL e-Learning system.

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Learning pathway for measurement uncertainty

Measurements are never perfect — this means that there will always be some level of doubt associated with any measured values. The technical term for the size of this margin of doubt is ‘uncertainty’. The uncertainty of a measurement gives us information about its quality, in a quantitative statement. We offer three courses on measurement uncertainty. Click here to access our beginner-level course: 'Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty'.

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New course: Introduction to Clock Performance

If you completed 'Introduction to Time and Frequency Measurement', we invite you to check out our free follow-on course. 'Introduction to Clock Performance' builds on principles of time and frequency measurement by providing an overview of clock comparison and data analysis techniques to quantify clock performance. 

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Skip ‘Uncertainty Propagation for Quantitative MRI’ course now available

‘Uncertainty Propagation for Quantitative MRI’ course now available

This free e-learning course provides information on how to determine measurement uncertainty in the particular example of magnetic resonance imaging-derived fat fractions. Fat fraction is the ratio of the MRI signal coming from the protons in fat to the MRI signal coming from both the protons in fat and the protons in water.

This course will be most helpful for junior MRI professionals who may be very familiar with qualitative MRI but are specifically looking to expand their knowledge of quantitative MRI, as well as physicists and PhD students with an interest in MRI metrology.

Click here to enrol in this course.

Skip ‘Introduction to Clock Performance’ course now available

‘Introduction to Clock Performance’ course now available

Atomic clock technology is essential to many of today’s industries — but how do we know if our clocks are performing as they should? Our latest free e-learning course, ‘Introduction to Clock Performance’, provides an overview of measurement and data analysis methods to quantify clock performance.

If you have completed ‘Introduction to Time and Frequency Measurement’, we invite you to take the next step in your time and frequency measurement education and enrol today!

This course was developed with NPL’s Time and Frequency Department as part of the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, and in collaboration with NPL’s Quantum Programme.

Click here to enrol in the ‘Introduction to Clock Performance’ e-learning course.

Visit the NPL website to learn more about the NTC Programme and the Quantum Programme.

Skip New ‘Analysis for Innovators’ short courses available

New ‘Analysis for Innovators’ short courses available

Analysis for Innovators (A4I) enables innovation and improves productivity and competitiveness for UK businesses. It is led by Innovate UK, in partnership with NPL and other laboratories. This popular funding programme is launching its eighth round and has so far funded more than 270 projects.

As part of this programme, we have released two free short courses:

A Short Introduction to Method Verification and Validation

Created in partnership with NPL’s Surface Technology Group, this course is of interest to instrument manufacturers, instrument vendors, and measurement providers (including R&D and QC/QA labs) seeking to demonstrate ability and assess performance of their analytical instrumentation for specific applications. Click here to enrol on this course.

Introduction to Surface Topography Measurement

This course, developed in partnership with our Dimensional Metrology Group, is for anyone seeking an introduction to surface topography, from early-career individuals to experienced practitioners in related disciplines seeking to introduce surface topography measurement principles to their work. This course should also help learners to identify further learning or expert input for their needs. Click here to enrol on this course.

To learn more about the A4I programme, visit NPL’s A4I website.

Skip Ready to up your measurement uncertainty game?

Ready to up your measurement uncertainty game?

No measurement is perfect — the level of doubt associated with a measurement is called ‘measurement uncertainty’, and it is an essential concept across all areas of science and engineering. We have a pathway of e-learning courses focused on honing your uncertainty skills, whether you’re a beginner or an expert.

Here’s what we have on offer:

Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty: Explores the concepts of measurement uncertainty in a visual way without any equations. No prior knowledge is assumed. You will learn about sources of uncertainty, standard deviation, standard uncertainty, expanded uncertainty and more. Click here to enrol in this beginner-level course.

Understanding Uncertainty Budgets: Provides theory and practical examples of uncertainty budgets. After this course, you will be able to read and understand uncertainty budgets, and perform the calculations needed to complete them. Some familiarity with the concepts of measurement uncertainty would help, but we do cover everything from the beginning.  Click here to enrol in this intermediate-level course.

Understanding and Evaluating Measurement Uncertainty: Expands on concepts introduced in 'Understanding Uncertainty Budgets', and is aimed at an audience already familiar with concepts in measurement uncertainty. It compares essential approaches to uncertainty evaluation: the GUM uncertainty framework and the Monte Carlo method. Click here to enrol in this expert-level course.



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